WordCamp Canada 2024 Highlights

WordCamp Canada held its inaugural event in Ottawa, Canada from July 11-13, 2024. This conference brought together hundreds of WordPress professionals, users, designers and developers from across Canada, the U.S., and more.
I couldn’t miss this opportunity, and traveled out east to attend. Here are some of the highlights from the first-ever WordCamp Canada.

What Was It Like At WordCamp Canada?

WordCamp Canada was filled with learning opportunities, networking, food, and more. Here are my highlights from the event:

Great Speakers and Learning Moments

One of the main themes of WordCamp Canada was the impact of WordPress on diverse communities and practices. Several talks throughout the event focused on the theme of improving access to WordPress for everyone, through creating projects that resonate with Indigenous communities, empowering marginalized communities using WordPress, or ways to improve your website for accessibility, and more.

WordCamp also included talks on business-specific topics, such as how to grow your business while you’re busy, recovering from burnout, how to write a great about me page, and tips to make your newsletter stand out in the inbox.

Overall, WordCamp featured a great mix of talks and panels that provided great learning moments for everyone.

Networking Opportunities

WordCamp is a great place to meet other WordPress users and professionals. Whether you’re just starting out with WordPress, have an established WordPress blog, sell WordPress plugins, or run a web design and development business, WordCamp brings together WordPress enthusiasts from around the world.

Overall, it was a great experience meeting other WordPress users and enthusiasts from across Canada and beyond.

Delicious Food

WordCamp Canada knocked it out of the park with its dining options throughout the event. From salmon to chicken to beef ragu pasta, delicious buns to nanaimo bars and more, the organizers did a great job with the catering which kept us fueled to learn and network throughout the event.

One of the many food highlights was at the After Party, where the food options really leaned into its Canadian roots. We were spoiled with a DIY poutine station (featuring a variety of great toppings like chorizo, mushrooms, philly cheesesteak), a Montreal smoked meat station, and BeaverTails, a must-try Canadian pastry.

DIY Poutine at WordCamp Canada 2024
The poutine at WordCamp Canada was one of the many highlights.

Community

Last but not least, there was a great sense of community at WordCamp Canada. The inaugural event provided a great gathering place for WordPress users, and the organizers encouraged others to organize their own WordCamp events in their city to keep the excitement alive. It was safe to say that many people left the event feeling like a part of the WordPress community.

See You at the Next WordCamp!

WordCamp Canada was a great event filled with great speakers, learning opportunities and of course delicious food. Thanks to the organizers for putting together an amazing event.
I’m looking forward to next year’s event! Hope to see you there.
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